By Tim Rowan, Editor & Publisher of Home Care Technology Report Seattle, WA – March 16, 2017 – NetMotion® Software, a leading provider of Mobile Performance Management (MPM) software solutions, today announced the release of Diagnostics 4.0, the world’s first mobile intelligence and analytics solution that captures robust network and security data across any wireless […]
Advanced TeleHealth Solutions (Springfield MO) , a telehealth services provider, conducted a study that looked at how improving the post-discharge care of chronic heart failure patients could be a strategy for reducing hospital readmissions. Full details about the study of 83 heart failure patients followed between Feb. and Oct 2011 are provided in this article. […]
Mountain View, CA — Livongo Health, the consumer digital health company focused on chronic conditions, announced a $52.5 million growth round. The new funding round is co-led by existing investor General Catalyst and international investment company Kinnevik and joined by Singapore-based EDBI, American Investment Holdings LLC, and Microsoft Ventures. All previous investors participated in the […]
By Tim Rowan, Editor & Publisher, Home Care Technology Report On March 13, the Senate confirmed Seema Verma to be the Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on a 55-43 vote, with four Democrats joining 51 Republican Senators voting for confirmation. Who is Seema Verma and what healthcare philosophy does she bring […]
Briggs Healthcare has announced a partnership with MatrixCare to provide joint clients with its electronic documentation system. Users of the Boca Raton-based software company’s post-acute EMR system, formerly known as Soneto, will be able to choose electronic instead of paper forms and data will be integrated with their Electronic Medical Record. The leading paper forms provider […]
Two Tech Companies Appoint Veteran Executives, Board Members Ankota Introduces Three New Leaders Boston, MA — Responding to increased growth, innovative home care management software vendor Ankota has announced an expanded management team. David S. Cole joins as Chief Operating Officer. He will be responsible for company operations, product development and customer satisfaction. Burgess A. Harrison […]
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded five contracts to three new collection agencies on October 31 [2016] and they are just about ready to begin to examine your claims and documents, looking for overpayments and underpayments. The contractors are (full contact details below): Region 1 – Performant Recovery, Inc. Region 2 – Cotiviti, […]
By Tim Rowan, Editor & Publisher of Home Care Technology Report The more hospice providers learn about the Catch-22 situation their palliative care divisions are in, the more concerned they become that there will never be a graceful solution. As we have reported previously, the MACRA rule requires that certain healthcare providers submit quality reports […]
by Audrey Kinsella To hospice nurses, this is a familiar scene. A woman nearing the end of her battle with lung cancer begins heavy, labored breathing. The daughter panics and calls 911, even though her mother is at home, under hospice care and has a valid DNR order. Paramedics arrive, administer oxygen, and transport the […]
By Tim Rowan, Editor & Publisher of Home Care Technology Report July 13, 2017 will arrive before you know it. On that date, Healthcare at Home organizations that participate in the Medicare program will be under new Conditions of Participation. According to the rules, the new CoPs become law six months after they were published […]
